Well...I am so shocked to see these pictures by Chris Jordan. He said that the waste is exposed like "eroded layers in the Grand Canyon". This is how the grand canyon looks like (second picture) and this is real beauty compared to the layers of cell phone chargers (first picture)!
What a comparison!
I truly agree on the title of his exhibition called :"Intolerable beauty".
To me, seeing tons of cell phone chargers is not beauty, it is barbarism. I mean, first of all, it looks very ugly. Second of all, we are occupying space that could be used to plant trees or flowers or space that could be used to create schools or apartment buildings. We are really messing with the earth...I do not think that the earth will accept our apologies for what we are doing to her. I say "her" in reference to Gaia (mother).
Nevertheless, I think that it is possible for us to change our deeds if we are better educated. We can take actions at a global level or even within our own community. Like Chris Jordan says:"in that space may exist the possibility of some evolution of thought or action". I agree with him, I have not done anything yet but some of my friends chose to do something about it. One of them, an abstract artist has decided to use waste as a creative artistic tool. Yes my friends, he creates art from waste....
Check this link on youtube to see the work of my friend David Miles from London. I hope you will enjoy the video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=chvjIWq9L6Q
The video tells you the life of a CD and will show you the work that David Miles does with waste, in this case CD's. In case it is not showing, just type: Effing Art : The life of a CD.
David also creates other forms of art with waste. I remember his apartment in Maidenhead, UK was full of art made out of junk....incredible but true.
I think it is a pretty simple idea. Maybe, schools should encourage students to use waste as part of their artistic classes. It could be a simple and good idea in the long run.
As for us normal people, maybe it is time to take actions here in the United States and write to government officials about the matter. We can make it happen.
What a comparison!
I truly agree on the title of his exhibition called :"Intolerable beauty".
To me, seeing tons of cell phone chargers is not beauty, it is barbarism. I mean, first of all, it looks very ugly. Second of all, we are occupying space that could be used to plant trees or flowers or space that could be used to create schools or apartment buildings. We are really messing with the earth...I do not think that the earth will accept our apologies for what we are doing to her. I say "her" in reference to Gaia (mother).
Nevertheless, I think that it is possible for us to change our deeds if we are better educated. We can take actions at a global level or even within our own community. Like Chris Jordan says:"in that space may exist the possibility of some evolution of thought or action". I agree with him, I have not done anything yet but some of my friends chose to do something about it. One of them, an abstract artist has decided to use waste as a creative artistic tool. Yes my friends, he creates art from waste....
Check this link on youtube to see the work of my friend David Miles from London. I hope you will enjoy the video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=chvjIWq9L6Q
The video tells you the life of a CD and will show you the work that David Miles does with waste, in this case CD's. In case it is not showing, just type: Effing Art : The life of a CD.
David also creates other forms of art with waste. I remember his apartment in Maidenhead, UK was full of art made out of junk....incredible but true.
I think it is a pretty simple idea. Maybe, schools should encourage students to use waste as part of their artistic classes. It could be a simple and good idea in the long run.
As for us normal people, maybe it is time to take actions here in the United States and write to government officials about the matter. We can make it happen.
3 comments:
David Miles video was won-der-ful. Thanks for sharing!
Wow. That is a great idea. Making use of the waste. This way atleast we won't end up polluting the earth and we will have art in our lives. I think simple ideas like these would definitely be helpful in combatting global warming.
Pictures of all the waste we have is ugly I agree it just shows how we are a wasteful society. The government is way to go I believe they can get us as a society to change our ways by passing laws.
Post a Comment